There are several ways to immigrate to Canada. Canada welcomes immigrants under three classes: the economic class, family class, and refugee and humanitarian class. One of the most unique things about Canada is it reports some of the strongest levels of public support for immigration in the world. Since the early 1990s, public support for immigration in Canada has steadily increased. Today, some 80 percent of Canadians agree that immigration is beneficial to the economy. The strong public support allows the Canadian government to target the arrival of over 400,000 new immigrants per year.
Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)
The PEQ has two streams, one for workers in Quebec, and the other for students and graduates who attended a post-secondary program in Quebec:
You must meet the general conditions of the program and the specific conditions of the stream in which you submit your application. Candidates must have acquired work experience in Québec and be employed at the time they submit the application.
Applicants who apply successfully through the PEQ receive a Quebec Selection Certificate (Certificat de sélection du Québec, CSQ), which is required in order to immigrate permanently to the province.
Potential applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria for the PEQ, but who have experience working or studying in Quebec, may be eligible to apply for a Quebe Selection Certificate through the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.
